Ultimate Marvel Team-Up #11

There's something wonderfully charming about this 2002 issue of Ultimate Marvel Team-Up, where the cover by Chynna Clugston Flores depicts Spider-Man — mask on but dressed in a casual t-shirt and jeans — cozying up with a cheerful red-haired young woman in a black outfit adorned with an X-Men emblem. The relaxed, almost sitcom-friendly composition perfectly suits the story title "Peter Parker's Day Off," hinting at a lighter, more personal side of the wall-crawler's world. With Brian Michael Bendis writing and Chynna Clugston-Major handling both art and inks inside, this issue brings a fresh, indie-inflected energy to the Ultimate Marvel universe.